Gary Brown: Calendar full of days’ and weeks’ for everyone in April

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Mar 24, 2009 at 12:01 AMMar 24, 2009 at 9:30 PM

National Fun Day” is the same day, April 1, as “National Fun at Work Day,” which falls in “Laugh at Work Week,” which is in “National Humor Month” and “Holy Humor Month.” And “International Moment of Laughter Day” is April 16.

Gary Brown

National Fun Day” is the same day, April 1, as “National Fun at Work Day,” which falls in “Laugh at Work Week,” which is in “National Humor Month” and “Holy Humor Month.” And “International Moment of Laughter Day” is April 16.

Oh, there will be serious occasions in April. It’s “Cancer Control Month” and “National Parkinson’s Awareness Month.” April also is “Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month.” April 19 is “Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day.”

And for whatever reason “Hate Week” has been scheduled for April 4-10, pretty much the same days as “Holy Week,” April 5-11. You celebrate what you want, but I prefer holy over hate.

Go fly a kite

On a lighter note, April also is “National Kite Month,” and “National Straw Hat Month.” It’s “Jazz Appreciation Month” and “National Card And Letter Writing Month.” Do people still write letters? Will April someday be “National E-mail Greeting Month?”

“International Pooper-Scooper Week” is April 1-7. That’s important, but is it worth its own week? “Egg Salad Week” is April 13-19. Have a sandwich.

April 19-25 is “National Karaoke Week” and April 22-26 is International Whistler’s Week. So at least we’ll have entertainment.

Also April 19-25 is “Sky Awareness Week.” Maybe they want us to be aware “Astronomy Week” is coming April 27.

We start off April with “Sorry Charlie Day,” which smells vaguely of tuna, and “St. Stupid Day,” both on April 1. The first day of April also is a “Boomer Bonus Day.” Are we living on borrowed time already?

‘Ts’ have it

April 3 is “Tweed Day.” April 6 is “Tarton Day” and “Teflon Day.” And April 4 is “Tangible Karma Day.” Somebody likes “T’s.”

April 7 is “Meteric System Day,” but that never caught on. It’s also “No Housework Day,” which I suspect could become popular.

April also has religious holidays. “Palm Sunday” is April 5. “Good Friday” is April 10. “Easter” is April 12. But, for some strange reason the White House Easter Egg Roll is not until Monday April 13. That’s like opening presents the day after Christmas.

Time for a nap

April 16 is “National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day.” “April 17 is “Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! Day.” April 19 is “National Hanging Out Day.”

One of my personal favorite holidays next month is “National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day” on April 21,” although “National Jelly Bean Day” on April 22 isn’t bad.

April 26 is “Hug An Australian Day.” Good for the Aussies. Not much for the rest of us.

The last day of April is “National Honesty Day.”

Shouldn’t that have been all month?

Contact Gary Brown at gary.brown@cantonrep.com

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